Hydroxykenoelsmoreite, the first new mineral from the Republic of Burundi
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DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2618
Abstract: We report thenewmineralhydroxykenoelsmoreite,whichhas beenapprovedbytheIMAasIMA2016-056.Themineraloccurs at the Masaka gold mine, Burundi, as rosettes up to 150mm across of platy crystals up to 20μm wide but read more here.
Keywords: mineral republic; first new; new mineral; hydroxykenoelsmoreite first ... See more keywords
Javorieite, KFeCl3: a new mineral hosted by salt melt inclusions in porphyry gold systems
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DOI: 10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2672
Abstract: Javorieite, KFeCl 3 , is a new mineral, commonly hosted by salt melt inclusions enclosed in vein quartz in the Biely Vrch porphyry gold deposit, in the Central Slovakia Volcanic Field in the Western Carpathians.… read more here.
Keywords: melt inclusions; porphyry gold; hosted salt; new mineral ... See more keywords
Vanadio-pargasite NaCa2(Mg4V)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2: a New Mineral of the Amphibole Supergroup
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DOI: 10.1134/s107570151807005x
Abstract: A new mineral was discovered in Cr–V-bearing marbles of the Sludyanka Complex from the Pereval marble quarry, Sludyanka district, southern Baikal region, Russia. It was named vanadio-pargasite as vanadium-bearing analog of pargasite according to the… read more here.
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The new mineral novograblenovite, (NH4,K)MgCl3·6H2O from the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia: mineral description and crystal structure
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DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2018.88
Abstract: Abstract The new mineral novograblenovite, (NH4,K)MgCl3·6H2O, was found on basaltic lava from the 2012–2013 Tolbachik fissure eruption at the Plosky Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It occurs as prismatic, needle-like transparent crystals together with gypsum… read more here.
Keywords: nh4 mgcl3; novograblenovite nh4; new mineral; mgcl3 6h2o ... See more keywords
Hitachiite, Pb5Bi2Te2S6, a new mineral from the Hitachi mine, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2019.45
Abstract: Abstract Hitachiite, Pb5Bi2Te2S6, is a new mineral discovered in the Hitachi mine, located in the Ibaraki Prefecture of Japan. The mean of 21 electron microprobe analyses gave: Pb 52.01, Bi 23.06, Fe 0.69, Sb 0.17,… read more here.
Keywords: prefecture japan; ibaraki prefecture; hitachi mine; hitachiite pb5bi2te2s6 ... See more keywords
Natropalermoite, Na2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4, a new mineral isostructural with palermoite, from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA
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DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.133
Abstract: Abstract Natropalermoite, ideally Na2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4, the Na-analogue of palermoite, is a new mineral from the Palermo No. 1 mine, Groton, New Hampshire, USA. Associated minerals are palermoite, eosphorite and quartz. Natropalermoite crystals are prismatic with striations… read more here.
Keywords: palermo mine; na2sral4 po4; groton new; new mineral ... See more keywords
Kegginite, Pb3Ca3[AsV12O40(VO)]·20H2O, a new mineral with a novel ε-isomer of the Keggin anion
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DOI: 10.2138/am-2017-5834
Abstract: Abstract Kegginite, Pb3Ca3[AsV12O40(VO)]·20H2O, is a new mineral species from the Packrat mine, near Gateway, Mesa County, Colorado, U.S.A. It is a secondary mineral found on asphaltum in a montroseite- and corvusite-bearing sandstone. Other secondary minerals… read more here.
Keywords: asv12o40 20h2o; pb3ca3 asv12o40; 20h2o new; kegginite pb3ca3 ... See more keywords
Meyrowitzite, Ca(UO2)(CO3)2⋅5H2O, a new mineral with a novel uranyl-carbonate sheet
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DOI: 10.2138/am-2019-6814
Abstract: Abstract Meyrowitzite, Ca(UO2)(CO3)2⋅5H2O, is a new mineral species from the Markey mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, U.S.A. It is a secondary phase found on calcite-veined asphaltum in association with gypsum, markeyite, and rozenite.… read more here.
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Nixonite, Na2Ti6O13, a new mineral from a metasomatized mantle garnet pyroxenite from the western Rae Craton, Darby kimberlite field, Canada
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DOI: 10.2138/am-2019-7023
Abstract: Abstract Nixonite (IMA 2018-133), ideally Na2Ti6O13, is a new mineral found within a heavily metasomatized pyroxenite xenolith from the Darby kimberlite field, beneath the west-central Rae Craton, Canada. It occurs as microcrystalline aggregates, 15 to… read more here.
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New Mineral Names
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DOI: 10.2138/am-2023-nmn10842
Abstract: Abstract This issue of New Mineral Names provides a summary of five new species: pohlite, muonionalustaite, medvedevite, gysinite-(La), and nioboheftetjernite. read more here.
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Copper in Natural Oxide Spinels: The New Mineral Thermaerogenite CuAl2O4, Cuprospinel and Cu-Enriched Varieties of Other Spinel-Group Members from Fumaroles of the Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
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DOI: 10.3390/min8110498
Abstract: This paper is the first description of natural copper-rich oxide spinels. They were found in deposits of oxidizing-type fumaroles related to the Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia. This mineralization is represented by nine species with the… read more here.
Keywords: thermaerogenite; tolbachik volcano; oxide spinels; volcano kamchatka ... See more keywords